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Inset: DeAndre Williams (Milwaukee County Jail). Background: Williams during his archetypal proceeding connected solicitation of homicide charges (WITI).
A Wisconsin antheral already accused of execution allegedly tried to prosecute 1 of his chap inmates to termination witnesses successful his case.
DeAndre Williams, 22, stands accused of 4 counts of solicitation of first-degree intentional homicide, according to tribunal records. Williams appeared earlier a tribunal commissioner successful Milwaukee connected Saturday connected the caller charges.
Commissioner Barry Phillips, who was presiding implicit the hearing, elaborate immoderate of the allegations, according to a video of the proceeding posted by section Fox affiliate WITI.
"You allegedly told your cellmate, 'She knows however I get down, truthful descent connected her and unopen her up, too,'" Phillips said. "Now that's immoderate devious worldly close there."
It was astatine this constituent Williams enactment his manus successful his sleeve astatine started crying. But Phillips wasn't having immoderate of it.
"I deliberation it's ironic that you've been successful tribunal the full clip crying, due to the fact that erstwhile I work the allegations against you, it's not allegations of idiosyncratic that cries," Phillips said. "But you're successful tribunal crying. It's excessively precocious for that."
WITI obtained a transcript of the transgression ailment that said Williams approached the inmate whom helium thought was being released from jailhouse soon. Williams reportedly compiled a database of 10 names of witnesses and those who could talk to his character.
"No look nary case!" Williams allegedly said.
The inmate went to his lawyer to study Williams' request.
Williams is accused of murdering 17-year-old Romell Campbell extracurricular a liquor store successful September 2024. Cops placed him connected Wisconsin's Most Wanted database earlier this twelvemonth which led to Williams turning himself into police. Citing a probable origin apprehension affidavit, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that successful the moments starring up to the incident, helium was wrong the store and upset astir the caller decease of a friend.
After buying a vessel of liquor, Williams began walking retired of the store astir 3:30 p.m. Sept. 23 and looked toward Campbell. Williams asked what Campbell was looking astatine and past pistol whipped him earlier shooting the unfortunate dead, the affidavit reportedly said.
The suspect, who pleaded not blameworthy by crushed of insanity to the homicide charge, has been successful the Milwaukee County Jail since February, records show. He has a $310,000 bond. His adjacent tribunal day is scheduled for July 15.
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